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St. Paul & The Broken Bones | February 13, 2014

The Birmingham, Ala., soul band St. Paul and the Broken Bones is led by Paul Janeway, who grew up singing gospel, and was even groomed to be a preacher. But the soul music he loved kept calling. For years, it didn't entirely click, until he got in the studio with bassist Jesse Phillips.

Close your eyes and you hear a deep soul singer, open them — and watch World Cafe's in-studio video — and you'll see that Janeway kind of resembles a student accountant. The band's new debut album is titled Half the City.

Bruce Springsteen “Tunnel of Love” Tunnel of Love
St. Vincent “Digital Witness” St. Vincent
Laura Mvula “She” Sing to the Moon
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals “Ah Mary” This is Somewhere
Graham Parker “Soul Shoes” Howlin’ Wind\
((Black Joe Lewis “Young Girls” Recorded Live for the World Cafe))
St. Paul & the Broken Bones “Don’t Mean a Thing” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
St. Paul & the Broken Bones “Broken Bones” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
St. Paul & the Broken Bones “Call Me” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
St. Paul & the Broken Bones “Grass is Greener” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
((The Revelations “Heavy Metal” Deep Soul))
Aloe Blacc “Wake Me Up” Wake Me Up EP
Moby “Run On” Play
Mavis Staples “Can You Get to That?” One True Vine
((St. Paul and the Broken Bones “Don’t Mean a Thing” Recorded Live for the World Cafe))
The Lumineers “Morning Song” The Lumineers
The Hold Steady “Spinners” Teeth Dreams
The Clash “Train In Vain” London Calling
Urban Dance Squad “Deeper Shade of Soul” Mental Floss for the Globe
((The Clash “Guns of Brixton” London Calling))
Los Master Plus “El Extrano” Sin Llorar EP
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs “Should I Stay or Should I Go” La Luz Del Ritmo
Señor Coconut “Smoke on the Water” Fiesta Songs
((Deep Purple “Smoke on the Water” Machine Head))
Kanye West “Jesus Walks” The College Dropout
Massive Attack “Safe From Harm” Blue Lines
Arcade Fire “Afterlife” Reflektor
James Gang “Funk #49” Rides Again